New Hampshire Ups Guaranty Association Coverage

New Hampshire has increased guaranty association coverage for annuity contracts  from $100,000 to $250,000.  While this is still $250,000 less than the coverage offered by New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Washington, it puts New Hampshire in line with the coverage offered by thirty-seven other states.

This increase in coverage is very important to retirees in pension de-risking transactions. Typically, in the event of an insurance company or annuity provider insolvency, a retiree would be protected by the laws of the state he/she resides in at the time the insurance company is declared to be insolvent or impaired.  Retirees may unwittingly divest themselves of guaranty association coverage by moving after the transfer of their pension obligations. A retiree living in New York with $500,000 of potential coverage would find himself or herself with just $250,000 of coverage after relocating to New Hampshire.